Swirl tattoo ideas

3,253 photos and flash · 24% Botanical, 17% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Hand-drawn flash design of a black and yellow flower with green leaves and swirling vines, coloured in pencil, suitable as a botanical tattoo reference.
Stylised flower with swirling vines
Realistic red lily tattoo with black scrollwork vines across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies with swirls on upper back
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Six black ink floral and scroll designs on a white background, with feathered fronds, leaves and curling swirls in a flourish style.
Six black floral and scroll tattoo designs
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and curling stems on the side of the neck, behind the ear.
Sunflower and leaves behind the ear
Black ink line drawing of a tattoo design with several roses, buds and leaves entwined with bold swirling vines, drawn on white paper.
Rose and swirling vine design
Small colour tattoo of a red ladybird with black spots beside a white daisy and black swirling stems, placed on the top of a foot.
Ladybird and daisy on a foot
Black fine line lotus tattoo with swirling scrolls and a hanging drop motif on a woman's upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Lotus ornament on upper back
Japanese style flash drawing of a red koi carp with maple leaves, grey swirling waves and a purple lotus, with Japanese characters beside it.
Koi carp flash with maple leaves and waves
Colour and black ink tattoo of a dark scorpion climbing a green stem beneath an orange lily, with black swirling tendrils, on a person's upper back.
Scorpion and lily on the upper back
Black and grey lily flowers and swirling vines wrap down a leg, running from the thigh past the knee and onto the calf.
Lily and vine leg tattoo
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo curving across the ribs and side of the torso, with black script lettering above it.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with swirling lines, small birds drifting from a dandelion seed head.
Dandelion, birds and script on upper back
Collage of six tattoo photos showing om symbols and lotus flowers, some in black and grey and some in colour, on the neck, chest and ribs.
Om symbol and lotus tattoos collage
Black and grey ornamental mermaid tattoo with a flower on the outer thigh, filled with patterned detail.
Ornamental mermaid and flower on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with ornamental swirls and outlined petals across an upper arm.
Skull and filigree swirls on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Black linework scrollwork tattoo with leaf-like flourishes across the upper back of a person with short platinum blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Symmetrical scrollwork tattoo across upper back
Shaded owl tattoo on a curling branch with leaves and vines, on the side of a person's lower abdomen above low-rise jeans.
Owl on a branch with vines
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with vine and leaf flourishes across the forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Once Upon A Time lettering with vines on forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a curled fox with teal leaves and swirling vines around it, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Curled fox surrounded by leaves
Black and grey photograph of a fine line botanical tattoo of two flowers with curling vines on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two flowers and vines on a wrist
Flash design of a pink, purple and yellow lotus flower with black outline swirls beneath it, drawn in a botanical style.
Lotus flower with swirls
Brown line drawing of a henna-style paisley and floral design with scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and floral design
Realistic grey skulls with red daisy-like flowers and black swirling linework across a person's upper back.
Two skulls and red flowers on a back
White line drawing sheet of paisley and flower designs in a henna-inspired style on a pale blue background, with no body placement shown.
Paisley and floral henna-style flash sheet
Woman wearing a white crochet bralette with white ink mandala and floral designs on her right shoulder and a draped chain-style design with a pendant across her chest.
White ink mandala and chain design on shoulder and chest
Colour tattoo of an orange starfish with blue swirling vines and small flowers across a person's upper back.
Starfish and blue swirling vines on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, a hibiscus and ornamental scrollwork running over the shoulder and down the side of the back.
Lily and hibiscus flowers with scrollwork across back and
Fine line botanical tattoo of leaves, swirls and dots running down a forearm towards the wrist, in dark grey ink.
Floral swirl tattoo on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves and a pale smoky swirl across the back of a hand.
Sunflowers and leaves on the back of a hand
Black ink tree of life tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornate filigree canopy and a spreading root system, shown against a light towel.
Ornate tree of life with roots on upper arm
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a swirling tree of life with green leaves, blue dots and two figures in its orange trunk, placed on a person's upper back.
Tree of life with two figures on upper back
Botanical flash design of black scrolling vines, grey swirls and pink lilies, drawn without any body placement shown.
Pink lily and black scrollwork design
Dark henna mandala with floral and swirl motifs covering a woman's upper back, with matching henna on her raised right hand.
Henna mandala on upper back
Close-up of a botanical tattoo of a purple lily with black swirling vines on the top of a woman's foot, with red painted toenails.
Purple lily with swirls on the foot
A green and yellow four-leaf clover tattoo with black swirling linework sits on the side of an ankle, with pink toenails and green satin in the background.
Four-leaf clover with swirls on an ankle
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Black and red line drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with floral and mandala patterns, shown on a white background.
Ornate elephant head with floral mandala pattern
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a paisley and floral ornament with a leaf and a rose-like bud on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Paisley and floral mandala on a wrist
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms and black swirling vines with script lettering and falling pink petals on the thigh.
Cherry blossom vine with script on a thigh
Dark henna-style mandala design covering the back of a hand, with vine and teardrop motifs on the fingers.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
White ink botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with leaves and swirling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade.
White ink lotus and swirls on upper back
Red and black lotus tattoo with an Om symbol above it on the lower back, with fine swirling linework and dotwork accents.
Om and lotus on lower back
Close view of a fine dark linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Lotus mandala on a shoulder
Two women seen from behind, each with a matching black botanical tattoo of a heart-shaped tree with swirling vine branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart-shaped tree tattoos on two backs
Brown henna design of a flower with swirling scrollwork, dots and a paisley-like curl on a forearm, set against purple patterned fabric.
Henna flower and swirls on a forearm